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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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