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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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