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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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