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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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