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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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