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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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