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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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