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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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