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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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