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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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