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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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