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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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