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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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