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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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