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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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