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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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