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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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