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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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