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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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