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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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