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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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