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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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