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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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