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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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