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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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