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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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