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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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