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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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