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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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