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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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