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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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