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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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