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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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