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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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