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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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