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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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