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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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