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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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