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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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