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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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