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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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