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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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