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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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