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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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