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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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