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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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