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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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