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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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