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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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