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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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