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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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