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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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