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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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