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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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