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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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