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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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