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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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