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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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