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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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