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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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