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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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