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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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