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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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