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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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