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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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