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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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