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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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