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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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