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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies 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 manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses 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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