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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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