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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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