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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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