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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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