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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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