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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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