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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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