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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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