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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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