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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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