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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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