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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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