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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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