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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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