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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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