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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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