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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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