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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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