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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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