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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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