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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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