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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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