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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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