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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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