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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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