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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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