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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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