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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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