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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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