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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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