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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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