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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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