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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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