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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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