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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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