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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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