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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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