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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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