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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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