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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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