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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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