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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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