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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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