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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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