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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts 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 issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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