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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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