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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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