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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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