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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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