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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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