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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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