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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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