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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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