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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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