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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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