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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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