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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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