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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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