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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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