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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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