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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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