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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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