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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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