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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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