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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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