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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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