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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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