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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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