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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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