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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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