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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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