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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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