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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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