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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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