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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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