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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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