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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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