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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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