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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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