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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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