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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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