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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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