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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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