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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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