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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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