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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education