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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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