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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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