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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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