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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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