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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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