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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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