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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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