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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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