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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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