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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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