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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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