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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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