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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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