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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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