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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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