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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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