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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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