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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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