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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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