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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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