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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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