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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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