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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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