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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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