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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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