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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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