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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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