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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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