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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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