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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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