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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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