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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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