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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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