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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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