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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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