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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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