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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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