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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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