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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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