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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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