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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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