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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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