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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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