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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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