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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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