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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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