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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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