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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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