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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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