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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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