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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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