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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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