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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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