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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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