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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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