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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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