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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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