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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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