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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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