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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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