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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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