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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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