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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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