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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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