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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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