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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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