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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the 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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