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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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