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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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