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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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