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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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