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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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