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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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