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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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