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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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