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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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