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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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