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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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