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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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