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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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