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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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