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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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