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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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