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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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