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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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