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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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