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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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