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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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