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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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