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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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