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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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