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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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