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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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