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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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