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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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