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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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