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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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