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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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