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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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