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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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