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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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