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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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