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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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