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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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