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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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