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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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