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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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