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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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