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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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