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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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