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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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