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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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