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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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