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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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