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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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