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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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