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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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