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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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