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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the 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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