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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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