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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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