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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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