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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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