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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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