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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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