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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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