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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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