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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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