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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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