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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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