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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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