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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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