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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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