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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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