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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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