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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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