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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key 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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