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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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