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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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