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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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