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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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