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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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