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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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