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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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