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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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