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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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