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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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