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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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