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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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