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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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