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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important 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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