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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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