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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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