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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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