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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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