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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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