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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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