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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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