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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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