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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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