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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major 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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