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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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