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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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