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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources