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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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