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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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