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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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