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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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