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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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