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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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