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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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