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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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