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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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