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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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