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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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