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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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