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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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