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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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