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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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