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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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