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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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