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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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