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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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