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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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