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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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