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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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