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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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