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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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