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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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