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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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