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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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