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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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