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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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