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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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