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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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