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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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