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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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