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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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