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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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