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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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