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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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