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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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