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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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