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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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