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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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