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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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