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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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