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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources