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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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