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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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