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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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