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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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