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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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