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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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