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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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