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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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