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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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