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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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