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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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