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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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