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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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