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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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