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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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