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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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