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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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