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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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