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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major 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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