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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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