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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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