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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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