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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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