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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates 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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