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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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