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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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