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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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