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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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