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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses 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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