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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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