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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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