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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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