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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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