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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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