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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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