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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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