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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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