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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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