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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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