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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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