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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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