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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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