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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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