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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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