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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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