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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the 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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