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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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