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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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