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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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