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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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