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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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