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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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