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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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