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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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