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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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