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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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