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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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