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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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