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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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