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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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