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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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