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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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