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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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