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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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