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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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