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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major 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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