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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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