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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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