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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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