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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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