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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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