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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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