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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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