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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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