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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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