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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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