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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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