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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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