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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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