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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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