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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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