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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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