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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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