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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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