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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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