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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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