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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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