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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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