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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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