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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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