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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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