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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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