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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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