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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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