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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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