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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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