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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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