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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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