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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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