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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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