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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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