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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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