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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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