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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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