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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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