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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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