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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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