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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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