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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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