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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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