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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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