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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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