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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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