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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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