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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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