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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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