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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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