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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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