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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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