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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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