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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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