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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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