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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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