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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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