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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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