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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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