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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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