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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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