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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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