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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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