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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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