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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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