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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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