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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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