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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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