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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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