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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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