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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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