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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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