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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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