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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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