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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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