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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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