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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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