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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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