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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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