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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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