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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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