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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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